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FBI and AFP Arrest Alleged Developer, Marketer of Firebird/Hive RAT
Firebird RAT, also known as Hive, crippled in an international sting operation. The FBI and AFP arrested the developer and marketer of this malicious remote access trojan.
April 15, 2024
Chinese APTs Targeted ASEAN During Summit with Espionage Malware
The cyberattack occurred in the first week of March 2024 during the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne.
March 27, 2024
Aussie Travel Agency Data Leak Puts Thousands of Tourists at Risk
Another day, another misconfigured database that jeopardizes the online security and privacy of unsuspecting tourists worldwide.
January 14, 2024
Hackers Breach TPG Telecoms’ Email Host to Steal Client Data
The TGP telecom giant based in North Ryde, Australia revealed that up to 15,000 iiNet and Westnet business customers have been impacted by the breach.
December 16, 2022
Ransomware Gang Leaks Medibank Data on Dark Web
The leak came just days after Medibank, Australia’s largest health insurer, refused to pay ransom to hackers
November 10, 2022
Australian Defence Force Communications Service Hit by Ransomware Attack
According to Matt Thistlethwaite, assistant minister for defense, there is no evidence to believe that data belonging to serving and retired military personnel have been compromised.
November 1, 2022
Optus Hacker Apologizes to Australians Over Data Breach
The hacker has also decided not to sell the stolen Optus customers’ data to anyone.
September 27, 2022
Data of millions of users exposed in Australia’s 2nd-largest telecom firm breach
Optus has denied any inside job or human error as the cause of the hack.
September 23, 2022
Anonymous Leak 82GB of Police Emails Against Australia’s Offshore Detention
In total, Anonymous leaked 285,635 confidential emails belonging to the Nauru Police Force of the tiny Nauru Island…
May 4, 2022
Avaddon hackers steal SIM card data from Telstra service provider
Hackread.com can confirm that hackers from the Avaddon ransomware gang are claiming to have gained access to “tens of thousands” of SIM cards.
May 4, 2021